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Mangifera indica, commonly known as mango, is an evergreen [3] species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. [4] It is a large fruit tree, capable of growing to a height and width of 30 metres (100 feet). There are two distinct genetic populations in modern mangoes – the "Indian type" and the "Southeast Asian type". [citation needed]
Mangosteen tree Basket of fresh mangosteens. A tropical tree, the mangosteen must be grown in consistently warm conditions, as exposure to temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) for prolonged periods will usually kill a mature plant. They are known to recover from brief cold spells rather well, often with damage only to young growth.
A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica. It originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar , Bangladesh , and northeastern India . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] M. indica has been cultivated in South and Southeast Asia since ancient times resulting in two types of modern mango cultivars: the "Indian type" and the ...
The 'Ataúlfo' mango is a mango cultivar from Mexico. [1] ... The proper temperature for this type of mango is 28 °C with rainfall between 1090–3000 mm annually, ...
Flowering Mangifera zeylanica tree in Kurunegala. Mangifera zeylanica or "Sri Lanka wild mango" is a wild species of mango tree endemic to Sri Lanka. This stately tree is the tallest member of the mango genus, Mangifera, and one of the two tallest trees in the family Anacardiaceae. The mango fruits are edible and have an excellent taste.
Mangifera is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae.It contains 64 species, with the best-known being the common mango (Mangifera indica).The center of diversity of the genus is in the Malesian ecoregion of Southeast Asia, particularly in Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula.
The tree is present in the tropical wet and dry climate zone. [5] African bush mango grows naturally in canopied jungle, gallery forests and semi-deciduous forests. It grows at altitudes from 200–500 m (660–1,640 ft) with annual rainfalls from 1,200–1,500 mm (47–59 in). [2] Supported temperature ranges from 20–38 °C (68–100 °F) .
The original tree, a seedling of the Brooks cultivar started in September 1932, was planted on January 1, 1933 on the property of Leith D. Kent [1] in Coconut Grove, Florida. [2] [3] Kent was reportedly a cross between Brooks and Haden, which a 2005 pedigree analysis supported. [4] [5] The tree first bore fruit in 1938. It was selected, named ...